Chapter 765: I Only Care About Results

To become a wall-breaker, there are two conditions!

The first is that your cultivation base must be high enough—ideally reaching the Mahayana Emperor Realm.

Because only after reaching the Mahayana Emperor Realm can you better resist the hurricane winds!

The second is that you must be someone you can fully trust.

Otherwise, if the other person leaks even a hint of wind to you, forget about climbing.

Originally, He Pingsheng had one candidate: Kong Jiaojiao, the Mahayana Emperor Realm Great Lun Ming Wang.

He estimated that if he asked, Kong Jiaojiao would likely agree.

But now, Kong Jiaojiao has returned to Great Lun Imperial Domain to stabilize her cultivation.

For the moment, He Pingsheng had no suitable candidate.

Doesn't matter.

There's still a long time before the final stone platform's heavenly staircase ascent—take it one step at a time.

If it truly doesn't work out, then…

He Pingsheng turned his head and glanced at the Tengshe Clan: Hmm… I could ask Brother Wang to borrow their Mahayana Emperor Realm member—why not?

"All prodigies, enter within a thousand zhang of the stone platform's heavenly staircase. No seats are provided; choose your own spot to sit and meditate!"

Jin Gang, the Demon Emperor, stood in midair and spoke softly.

Then, restrictions were lifted, and the nine hundred and sixty prodigies surged forward, scrambling for positions.

He Pingsheng wasn't in a hurry.

Because there was no need to scramble.

There were only nine hundred and sixty people, yet the staircase's diameter exceeded ten thousand zhang.

Around here, even if nine thousand or ninety thousand people sat, there would be no crowding.

"He Pingsheng, want to sit together?" Nan Qiqi asked.

He Pingsheng smiled and said: "No need. Just pick any spot."

"Alright!" Nan Qiqi said: "That's what I thought too—if I sat too close to you, I'd feel pressured, hehe…"

Nan Qiqi walked away.

To He Pingsheng's shock and disbelief, the woman followed Wang Dun like a little tail, sitting beside him with a fawning smile.

Damn…

He Pingsheng was stunned: No way!

Nan Qiqi and Brother Wang—when did you two get together?

That look? Clearly not normal.

Could it be…

He Pingsheng reached out and grabbed the sleeve of a woman—it was Bai Yuyu, who had come with him.

"What?" Bai Yuyu flashed him a seductive glance.

He Pingsheng nodded toward Nan Qiqi: "Hey… tell me, when did these two get together?"

Bai Yuyu nearly laughed out loud, saying: "You didn't know? In the Dream of Three Dreams and Crimson Dust, she was already Wang Dun's Imperial Consort."

Huh?

He Pingsheng took a deep breath: So Wang Dun's really swept them all up, huh.

But it's fine.

At least he left me Great Lun Ming Wang!

"Thank you," He Pingsheng released her sleeve and found an empty spot to sit.

Only after sitting down did he realize that within a hundred zhang around him, almost no one else was present.

He had barely sat down when Yuan Wuyou and Zhu Xuanlun walked over, both grinning, flanking him on either side and sitting exactly twenty zhang away.

This…

He Pingsheng couldn't help but think too much.

One is the Golden Crow Crown Prince, the other the Jin Gang Ape Crown Prince—you two demon clans are flanking me… you up to something bad?

Boom…

Before He Pingsheng could think further, a massive force suddenly descended from the heavens.

Intense hurricane winds and oppressive pressure slammed down.

In an instant, nearly one-third of the prodigies were crushed to the ground by the sudden winds.

The Demon Emperors hovering in the air all turned their gazes toward them.

This was a test—unscored, but telling.

One glance revealed who was a hero and who was a coward.

Those knocked down here would likely achieve little afterward.

"Please, two Emperor Lords, lend your aid!" Jin Gang, the Demon Emperor, looked toward a direction: "Shield the prodigies from the hurricane winds!"

Two Mahayana Emperor Realm demon emperors flashed into position above the crowd.

Each extended their power, blocking the hurricane winds descending from the nine heavens.

Once the winds were blocked, the pressure on the prodigies below dropped sharply.

But the demon emperors only blocked the winds—the oppressive pressure and dao laws still poured down from the heavens.

One emperor, imposing in stature and radiating fire energy, spoke: "Prodigies, I shall shield you from the hurricane winds for a hundred years. Now, begin your dao comprehension!"

A hundred years of dao comprehension!

Right here, beneath this tower, for a hundred years.

He Pingsheng's gaze swept over the emperor several times, then turned to Zhu Xuanlun nearby: "Zhu Dao friend, I think that emperor above looks somewhat like you—could he be from your Golden Crow Clan?"

"Of course!" Before Zhu Xuanlun could speak, Yuan Wuyou answered: "That's Zhu Xuanlun's father, the Great Patriarch of the Golden Crow Clan, at the peak of Mahayana Emperor Realm cultivation—he could ascend already, but forcibly suppressed his breakthrough!"

"His combat ranking… is among the top few!"

He Pingsheng nodded: Damn, none of these people are simple.

"Zhu Xuanlun, what are you staring at? Start your dao comprehension!"

The Golden Crow Emperor above barked sternly at Zhu Xuanlun: "As one of the Nine Celestial Clans, our Golden Crow Clan is of supreme nobility. If you fail in this dao comprehension, I'll flay you alive and peel your tendons when we return!"

Zhu Xuanlun paled: "Son dares not!"

"I am not an unreasonable father!" the Golden Crow Emperor said. "You're not a divine race—I won't compare you to divine prodigies. But you are my son, so you must not fall behind other celestial clans. If your ranking falls outside the top five after this hundred years, you'll face three hundred soul-whipping lashes!"

"Sssss…" Hearing this, Zhu Xuanlun turned even paler, trembling: "Father, I've already tried my hardest!"

"Hmph!" The Golden Crow Emperor snorted. "Whether you've truly tried or not, I neither know nor care. Everything depends on results!"

"Yes!"

Zhu Xuanlun's eyes reddened. He lowered his head and closed his eyes.

Beside him, Jin Gang, the Demon Emperor, couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Brother Zhengyan, actually, Xuanlun is already quite outstanding… if I recall correctly, he placed second in the Dream of Three Dreams and Crimson Dust!"

The Golden Crow Emperor Zhu Zhengyan replied indifferently: "Third place… the first was Feng Wanxi of the Phoenix Clan."

"I don't demand he surpass Feng Wanxi."

"But third place is hardly commendable!"

"The power of the mortal realm is mere trickery. Achievements gained through showmanship mean nothing."

"For cultivators seeking to go far on the Dao, only insight, talent, and combat power matter!"